Michael Alison
Michael James Hugh Alison (27 June 1926 – 28 May 2004)[1] was a British Conservative politician.
Michael Alison | |
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| Member of Parliament for Selby | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Succeeded by | John Grogan |
| Member of Parliament for Barkston Ash | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard Ropner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael James Hugh Alison 27 June 1926 Margate, Kent, England |
| Died | 28 May 2004 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvia Haigh (m. 1958) |
| Children | 3 (including James) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | |
Born in Margate, Kent,[2] Alison was educated at Eton College; Wadham College, Oxford; and Ridley Hall, Cambridge. During the war, he served in the Coldstream Guards. He was a councillor on Kensington Borough Council from 1956 to 1959 and a research worker on foreign affairs at the Conservative Research Department from 1958 to 1964.
He served as Member of Parliament for Barkston Ash from the 1964 general election until that constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election,[3] and then for the constituency of Selby which replaced it, from 1983 until he stood down at the 1997 general election.[3]
He held various junior ministerial posts under Margaret Thatcher, including serving as her Parliamentary Private Secretary (1983–87) and as a Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office 1979-81, Department of Employment 1981-83). For ten years from 1987 he was the Second Church Estates Commissioner.[4]
Family
In 1958 he married Sylvia Haigh, with whom he would have two sons and a daughter. His son, James, is a noted Christian theologian and advocate of the acceptance of homosexuals in the Church.[5]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- "Michael Alison". Telegraph. 29 May 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "2" (part 1)
- "Alison, Rt Hon. Michael James Hugh". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1926–2004 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 3 December 2019. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- Alison, James (2001). Faith Beyond Resentment: Fragments Catholic and Gay. New York: Crossroad. p. 194. ISBN 0824519221.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Alison
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Leonard Ropner |
Member of Parliament for Barkston Ash 1964–1983 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Selby 1983–1997 |
Succeeded by John Grogan |